ZEEL extends gains, rises 11% in 2 days as board to mull buyback, dividend

Companies like Marico and Colgate-Palmolive reported advertising expenditure growth of 44% and 40%, respectively, while others remain selective amid input-cost pressures.

Parliament's Monsoon session has remained unprorogued for 88 days since both Houses were adjourned indefinitely on August 13, breaking the previous record of 87 days in 2008. As of Monday morning, neither the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha had been formally prorogued, keeping open the possibility of convening an extended sitting of the existing session. The government's decision not to prorogue (formally end) the Monsoon session has kept alive speculation about the possibility of convening Parlia

The government has extended the deadline for submitting bids for deepsea oil and gas exploration blocks under its 10th and 11th Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) rounds by almost a month, giving prospective investors until December 10, 2026, to submit offers for deepwater and ultra-deepwater acreage. The latest extension marks the seventh postponement for OALP-X and the third for OALP-XI, underscoring the challenges of attracting investment into India's technically complex offshore exploratio

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